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A Solid Release — When I heard that Marianna Leporace was working on a new project last year, I got curious about it. My expectations began to grow as I went back to her previous releases and re-listened to gems such … Continued
The Story of a Brazilian in the USA During the time he lived in the USA, guitarist, composer Ricardo Silveira(Rio de Janeiro, 1956) gained quite some success in the fusion-jazz scene. Ricardo studied at the Berklee College of Music … Continued
Easily Meeting the Expectations The career of singer, composer and guitarist Moraes Moreira started way back in 1968 with the first appearance of the band Novos Baianos. The band from Bahia gained success with their mix of psychedelic rock with … Continued
An Impressive Recital After Benjamim Taubkin (in 2010) and Philippe Baden Powell (also this year), Adventure Music invited pianist/composer Weber Iago for the third release in the series Piano Masters. Again an interesting choice since the pianist built up a solid reputation as an improviser. He recorded the album … Continued
There Are Still Certainties in Life A vocals/guitar set-up with Leila Pinheiro and Nelson Faria can only be interesting. And it is! Guitarist Nelson Faria has the quality to inspire the performances of the musicians he’s teamed up with. Even an experienced singer as Leila … Continued
Ten Shining Years It is hard to imagine how fast time has flown. I was totally off guard when I realized that Adventure Music is celebrating ten years of great music. Some record labels make a name by focusing on one particular genre. … Continued
A Natural Merge The flute has a special place in Brazilian music. A Bossa Nova arrangement that includes a flute solo is far beyond cool and perfectly embodies what is so Brazilian in that track. Whether it is Altamiro Carrilho, … Continued
Beauty Has a Name — With nine critically acclaimed albums previously recorded in Brazil, the United States and Japan, Carol Saboya is poised to solidify her presence in the musical world. Her latest album Belezas has been in stores since early … Continued
Two Sides, One Great Sound Both Sides of the Equator is not Joe Carter’s first incursion into Brazilian music. Joe fell in love with Brazilian music after performing in Brazil several times as well as teaching there. His subtle, … Continued
It was good news when the word came out about a part two of Hamilton de Holanda’s 2006 Brasilianos CD. And indeed, Brasilianos 2 is another jewel in the discography of the mandolin player from Rio.
Sunny Images of Rio On his 15th solo album, guitarist/singer/composer Celso Fonseca entertains his faithful audience again with wonderful bossa nova based music. The combination of his soft, friendly voice matches perfectly with the warm sound of his guitar. On … Continued
The Right Vibe When the vibraphone is mentioned, people often tend to say that it’s a pity you don’t hear this beautiful instrument very often. However, when you think about jazz, some of its greatest representatives play the instrument. What … Continued
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